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Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com said the Cavaliers have received calls for Kevin Love.

Before his fantasy owners get their hopes up, Fedor didn’t sound optimistic that a deal would happen. "As I've written numerous times, it will take close to the perfect deal for the Cavs to pull the trigger," Fedor said. There aren’t any rival teams mentioned in the report, but between Love’s massive contract, Cleveland’s desire to hold onto him and questions about his health, things aren’t looking great for his rest-of-season value. Jan 14 - 10:03 AM

Kevin Love indicated during a recent interview that he may not make it back to the court until after the All-Star break.

"I think I’ll get more of an idea of that [how his toe feels] over the next couple weeks," Love said. "And then from there, there will be even more progression and get out on the court. I don’t know when I’ll be able to go one on one, two on two, three on three, but I think that’s all part of the next few weeks, I’d say." Love won't be back anytime soon, so it's tough to justify stashing him if you don't have an open IR-spot. Jan 9 - 11:34 AM

Kevin Love (left foot surgery) said he's still "weeks away" from being able to return to the court.

Love was recently cleared for "select basketball activities" but he's still not able to run on his surgically repaired foot, so it would seem his mid-January timetable is now off the table. With Cleveland sitting on an 8-32 record, there's no incentive to rush Love's return, so we might not see him back in action until January. Larry Nance, Tristan Thompson and Cedi Osman will continue to pick up most of the frontcourt minutes while he's out. Jan 7 - 4:51 PM

Kevin Love (left foot surgery) "seemed to back off of his goal of a mid-January timeline" according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

Vardon's story will drop soon, but this doesn't sound very encouraging. We'll wait for additional details, but Love is obviously going to take his sweet time and the Cavs probably don't mind so they can increase their odds in the Zion Williamson sweepstakes. Stay tuned. Jan 7 - 1:55 PM

Depth Charts

According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Rockets "have expressed exploratory interest in acquiring JR Smith."

Smith is currently out indefinitely with the Cavaliers as they search for a new home for the SG. The 33-year-old shot just 30.8% from 3-point range this season and his best days are well behind him, so it's strange that Houston would want to pick up the last year of his deal valued at over $14M.

The Cavs could really use him right now because they are running out of bodies and they just waived Pat McCaw. Nwaba wasn't on the fantasy radar before the injury and we don't see that changing unless the Cavs are able to move Alec Burks at the deadline.

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com said the Cavaliers have received calls for Kevin Love.

Before his fantasy owners get their hopes up, Fedor didn’t sound optimistic that a deal would happen. "As I've written numerous times, it will take close to the perfect deal for the Cavs to pull the trigger," Fedor said. There aren’t any rival teams mentioned in the report, but between Love’s massive contract, Cleveland’s desire to hold onto him and questions about his health, things aren’t looking great for his rest-of-season value.

Tristan Thompson (sore left foot) is listed out for Monday's game vs. Chicago.

That's three straight DNPs for Thompson, and it means Ante Zizic should have another big night ahead of him in the scoring and rebounding departments -- especially vs. the Bulls frontcourt. We'll consider Thompson day-to-day even though he keeps getting ruled out early and has little incentive to play for a tanking team.

Larry Nance (sprained right MCL) is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, according to the Cavs' official press release.

Initial reports suggested that Nance was hoping to miss roughly two weeks, but that seems optimistic. The good news is that an MRI confirmed he suffered a relatively mild MCL sprain -- for comparison, the Bulls ruled out both Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis for 4-6 weeks after they sprained their MCLs. With nothing on the line for a lottery-bound franchise, though, we expect Nance back toward the later end of his timetable. The Cavs will likely use more small-ball lineups in his absence, with Tristan Thompson, Channing Frye and Ante Zizic manning the center spot.

The Bucks cut their losses with Henson out for at least 10 more weeks for wrist surgery. Henson could potentially find minutes upon his return because the Cavs have nothing set in stone behind Tristan Thompson, but obviously there's no reason to stash him until he has a target date. Thon Maker and Christian Wood will provide some depth behind Brook Lopez.

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